St Bride : Bruno Maag : Type is a design tool

Date and Time :

7:00pm Tuesday 13 July 2004

Venue :

Bridewell Hall
St Bride Institute
Bride Lane (off Fleet Street)
London EC4Y 8EE

The Lecture :

"Changes in technology over the last 20 years have meant that type is now not only regarded as a carrier of information but a design tool. In particular, its importance within branding/corporate identity will be assessed and the practical issues in creating type for such an environment demonstrated."

About Bruno Maag :

Bruno Maag was born in Zurich, Switzerland. He served a 4 year apprenticeship as a typesetter (hand composing) at Tages-Anzeiger, Zurich, followed by 4 years study in Typography and Visual Communications at Basel School of Design. He has worked at Monotype, both here in the UK and in the USA. Since 1991 he has been a partner in Dalton Maag, a leading typographic branding consultancy in London.

Beforehand :

Exhibition viewing :: From 5:30pm, a chance to view the South London Lettering Association's Summer exhibition over a glass of wine in the Library's exhibition room.

Annual Meeting :: At 6pm in the Bridewell Hall. Matters to be discussed: A financial report of the Friends of St Bride Printing Library, a report on what we have been doing this past year and our plans for the next 12 months. There will be no election of officers on this occasion.

All Friends of St Bride are invited to attend.

More Info :

T : 020 7353 4660

http://www.stbride.org/